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All schools and universities in Bulgaria go on a mandatory flu vacation from March 6 to March 11. Students will be back in classrooms on Thursday, March 12. Kindergartens will remain open with the mandatory requirement for medical examination of the entrance, as well as enhanced measures for cleaning and disinfection of the premises. This is envisaged in an Order of the Minister of Health Kiril Ananiyev, which comes into force without the need for it to be re-signed by Minister Valchev. The order also applies to schools that have been on a flu vacation so far and have had to...

Talk on educational segregation in Samokov and on prevention of secondary segregation was held at the Ministry of Education and Science on February 14th. It was initiated by the Minister of Education Krasimir Valchev and it was also attended by the principals of all schools in Samokov municipality, the mayor of the municipality Vladimir Georgiev, the MP Valentin Milushev, the head of the Regional Department of Education in Sofia District  Rositsa Ivanova , Assistant Professor Yosif Nunev, Deyan Kolev from the Amalipe Center and Raicho Chaprazov from the Arete Youth...

Schools need to work in networks, partner with each other and with all the important factors in education, and be innovative in order to meet students\\\' real needs. Increasing teacher salaries will continue to be a key priority, with the Bulgarian teacher taking at least 120 percent of the average salary. In parallel, we will invest in improving the facilities as well as in equalizing the capacity of schools with few students. These were part of the main message of the Minister of Education Krasimir Valchev to the principals of the network “Every...

The snowstorms and the cold weather did not prevent nearly 200 school principals from across the country to gather together at the  National Meeting of Board of Principals for Intercultural Education "Every student will be a winner" network. It was organized on 6th and 7th of February by center Amalipe in Sofia. To  talk with the principals of schools the meeting was attended by the Minister of Education Krassimir Valchev, Boris Gerasimov, project manager of Education for Tomorrow, Greta Gancheva Project manager“Support for success”, Vanya Traykova...

The Roma Graduate Preparation Program (RGPP) at the Central European University (CEU), Budapest, Hungary offers a unique opportunity to Roma students who intend to apply for MA/MSc programs at English-speaking universities. RGPP is an intensive 10-month program that prepares Roma graduates with an interest in social sciences and humanities to compete for places on Master's-level courses. Since its launch in 2004, more than 230 Roma students – from 23 countries - have graduated and over 85% of them have enrolled in master programs. RGPP students are awarded full scholarships...